Play Fuchs & Schweinchen Schlau Online

You control a blocky fox and pig through a weird little maze, bumping into walls with that classic Atari awkwardness—charmingly pointless but hard to look away from.

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Game Overview

Fuchs & Schweinchen Schlau is one of those weird little Atari 2600 games you stumble across and go, "Wait, what is this?" It’s a PAL-only thing from Starsoft—basically a fox and pig duo (hence the German name) running through what looks like a super simple platformer or maybe a puzzle game. Controls are classic Atari-jank: one button, one joystick, and a lot of blocky charm.

No one really talks about it, which makes sense—it’s not exactly a hidden gem, more like a forgotten cereal box prize. But there’s something oddly endearing about the chunky sprites and the fact that someone, somewhere, thought "fox and pig adventure" was a solid concept. If you’re deep into obscure retro stuff, it’s a fun five-minute curiosity. Otherwise, it’s mostly a footnote for completionists.

Definitely more of a museum piece than something you’d play for hours, but hey, that’s part of its weird appeal.